Soccer has a viable home, and a secure footprint in the United States, which was the goal when FIFA plopped its World Cup here for the first time in 1994.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
But by April, a high pressure system plopped itself on Central Florida and the rainy weather came to a sudden halt, as if a faucet had suddenly been shut off.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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